PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 187, 23 July 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL

? ; Mr. L. Reynolds. C.E., who arrived in Napier y esterday from Wairoa, left by the mail train ths morning j for Wellington. s ; i' Messrs. B. M. and H. Kesscll left f Hastings this morning for Auckland, - having received news yesterday of t the serious illness of Mr. Kesse.ll, I senr. Dr. Truby King, who during his visit to Hastings has been the guest ’ of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Lewis, left 1 for Napier by the mid-day train toi day. e t 1 The Baptist Church, Ponsonby, ? Auckland, has decided to invite the e Rev. J. K. Archer, of Napier, to its . pastorate, which was vacated at the r end of last year by the Rev. Alfred North, now general organiser of the Baptist Union of New Zealand. s Mr. David M. McKenzie, aged 35 ! years, who had been employed in . the Postal Department nearly 20 j years, died on Sunday morning of inflammation of the lungs. He served s in the Timaru and Dunedin post t offices. On Thursday last the Very Rev. Dean Power, vicar of St. .Joseph’s Church. Hawera. celebrQxK his > silver jubilee in the priestjood. At t a public meeting Dean Power was t presented with an illuminated adi dress and a cheque from his parish- > oners. : Mr. and Mrs M. Montgomery, of ’ Napier, arrived in Toulon by the Otianto (says a London correspond- _ ent), and spent a week in the South of France and ten days in Paris beJ fore crossing to England. They are . now staying at the Hotel Cecil for a month, and then start for a motor tour of the Continent. They return i to New Zealand in the autumn. 1 The Dunedin “Star” reports the death of Mr. Patrick Flanagan, who died at his residence. East Gore, yesterday. Mr. Flanagan was an old resident of Gore, where he lived for some 30 yFars. I'p to within a 1 few years of the carrying of Nolicense he was a hotelkeeper, and was well known and respected, both in the town and throughout the distiict. He leaves a wife and family. A London cablegram announces the death of Mr. Andrew Lang, the author, at the age of 6fe. Mr. Lang was one of the most, versatile and learned men of hie time. He was distinguished as a poet, a novelist and a historian ; as a student of comparative religion and psychical rej search ; and as a literary critic and lan authority on Homer and ballad I literature. He was a member of the < Royal British Academy. j Mr. Lysnar. ex-Mayor of Gis- . borne, and his wife and daughter, tare in England for Mr. Lysnar*s j health, and are making their headI quarters at Clifton, in order that he j may be under Dr. Richardson Cross. I a leading eye specialist. Mr. Lysnar ; 15 making progress ,and the doctor ■ holds out ' definite hope that withJ rest and treatment he will soon be] as strong as ever. Afterwards Mt. Lysnar and his family propose touring England and Scotland by motor with, later, a short run on the Continent. They hope to return to New ! Zealand towards the end of 'the year. A London Press cable receive-! this merning reads as follows: I “Obituary. Reverend Vcysey Tigs.”

j Probably the messagt* is a mutilate'! 1 one recording the death of the Rev. ; Charles Vcysey B.A. founder of the I Theistic Church Mr. Voysey who j was a clergyman of the Church * f ! England, was ejected from his curacy ’ it St. Mark's. Whitechapel, for a ! sermon against endless punishment. The ultra-orfhodcx <-f the church I got the Archbishop cf York to take liege! proceedings against him. .and j in 1 »71 Mr. Vcysey was deprived of his living. He then gradually founded the Theistic Church. The silver Wedding of Signor and Madame Squarise was celebrated on board the homeward bound R.M.S. Rcmuera on June 5, when in latitude 19.39. lengtitude 22.58. on the high seas. The function took the form of a presentation, followed by a concert. Mr. J. Lambie <Ashburton), in presenting Signor Squarise with a ease of pipe- on behalf of the passengers .referred to the high esteem in which he was held and his genial good humour, and wished the happy eotiple long life and prosperity. Mrs. J. Robertson (Auckland) endorsed the remarks of the- previous speaker, and presented Madame Squarise with a handsome Spanish lace shawl as a memento of the occasion. Mr. John A Brown (Dunedin) referred to the high esteem in which Signor and Madame Squarise are held in that city, and to Signor Squarise’s connection with the Dunedin Philharmonic Society. Complimentary references were also made by Mr. J. Ro«s (Auckland). Mr. W. Armstrong (Whangarei). the Rev. C. Price (Manganuii. and Mr. T. \\ ellwood (Nanicri. Signor and Madame Squarise feelingly replied. Whilst the concert, was in progress a large wedding cake, the gift of the passengers, was cut and distributed by Madame Squarise.